I consider myself an experienced amateur. I would give different advice. If you are a documentary photographer (sending in pics with an article) the use a compa

I consider myself an experienced amateur. I would give different advice. If you are a documentary photographer (sending in pics with an article) the use a compact or a micro 4/3rd camera. Those are easy to carry around and less conspicuous and give good quality photos for print. An iphone is just fine for web.